The lute in the Netherlands in the seventeenth century : proceedings of the International Lute Symposium Utrecht, 30 August 2013 /
The lute played a central role in the rich musical culture of the seventeenth-century 'Golden Age' of the Dutch Republic. Like the piano in the nineteenth century, the lute was not just a popular instrument for solo music making, but was also used widely in ensembles and to accompany singe...
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| Format: | Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2016.
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| Summary: | The lute played a central role in the rich musical culture of the seventeenth-century 'Golden Age' of the Dutch Republic. Like the piano in the nineteenth century, the lute was not just a popular instrument for solo music making, but was also used widely in ensembles and to accompany singers. Though mainly an instrument of the social elite and the aristocracy, it was also played by the numerous and prosperous burgher class. The first part of the book deals with psalm settings for the lute; the way professional lutenists coped with the harsh rules of the free market; Leiden as a veritable intern. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 345 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781443899178 1443899178 |